THERE SIMPLY ISN'T ANOTHER CUCUMBER THAT WILL PRODUCE THIS MUCH, TASTE SO GOOD IN SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF SPACE...PERIOD!

***2013 cucumber trials experiened more than a week with temperatures over 100 degrees F and as high as 111. AND Bush Pickle NEVER got bitter, was almost sweet, it was VERY productive and crunchy...which is exactly what you want in a pickling cucumber. No one likes soggy dills!

This is a Farm & Staff favorite. We believe it to be better than Wisconsin SMR-58 which is touted as the best open pollinated pickling cucumber.

Seed Planting Depth

Seeds per gram

Germination Temperature

Days to Germination

Row Spacing

Plant Spacing

100' Row Yield

Sun

1/2-1"

35-40

70-85

3-10

36"

12-24"

150 lb.

Full

Cucumis sativus

Planting Tips for Heirloom Cucumber:

Soak seeds overnight before planting either individually in rows or hills of 3-6 seeds each. Tighter spacing and higher yields can be achieved through trellising the plants on fences or poles. Continually harvesting will keep the plant producing new fruits.

Heirloom cucumbers do not like acidic soil!

Frost tender. Heirloom cucumbers love warm weather.

To get an earlier heirloom cucumber crop start indoors 3-4 weeks before last frost.

Heirloom cucumbers are thirsty! Never let them go dry. Heirloom cucumbers are over 95 % water.

Fertilize heirloom cucumbers with manures BEFORE planting.

Cucumber beetles are "supposed" to dislike marigolds or wood ashes sprinkled at the base of cucumber vines.

Seeding Rate for Heirloom Cucumber:

35,000-40,000 plants/acre, 3-4 lb./acre

Heirloom seeds are hardy but always take care with your garden seeds to give them the appropriate amount of moisture - not letting the vegetable seeds dry out prematurely or overwatering and possibly having them rot.

Cucumbers are such refreshing treats in the summer time. You can eat them sliced with salt, in regular salads or in a cucumber salad. This season we have so many different varieties of cucumbers in the field that our employees have been trying many different ways of preparing them. Try this delicious twist on on a cucumber salad.

Tenderette is a delicious, stringless, high-bearing green bean that produces over a long season. Reaching 20" tall, it bears long, straight, consistent 5" long green beans with a rich flavor either steamed or raw. Is resistant to common bean mosaic virus and New York 15 virus.